News and articles
2012
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Examining conditions of domestic workers and child domestic workers in East Java
07 March 2012, Surabaya, Indonesia
Domestic workers also represent the single largest group of female salaried workers toiling away in households of others in their own country or abroad. Despite of the importance of the role of domestic workers, domestic work is still not recognized as work.
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Tuvalu ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
06 March 2012, Tuvalu
The Government of Tuvalu deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). Tuvalu, which became an ILO member in 2008, is the fifth member State from the Asia-Pacific region – after Australia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands and Singapore – to have ratified the landmark Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
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ILO and the Embassy of Finland increase support to indigenous peoples in the Philippines
29 February 2012, Manila, Philippines
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Embassy of Finland in Manila agreed to increase support to indigenous peoples in the Philippines, mainly the T’boli and Ubo tribes in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.
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Civil society discussed Social Protection Floor in Thailand
24 February 2012, Bangkok, Thailand
Some 100 persons from civil society organizations (CSOs) and networks across Thailand working on issues related to the four guarantees within the Social Protection Floor (SPF) framework met in Bangkok on 23 February 2012. This included the network of older persons, children, HIV and AIDS and informal workers. The Forum was to promote civil society participation in the SPF process.
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ILO-Bappeda to identify constraints to employment growth in Gorontalo
17 February 2012, Gorontalo, Indonesia
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Provincial Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) in Gorontalo will organize a workshop on Employment Diagnostic Analysis (EDA) from 21 – 23 February 2012 in Gorontalo.
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Lao PDR launched first Decent Work Country Programme
16 February 2012, Vientiane, Lao PDR
Representatives of the Lao Government, Lao workers' and employers' organizations and the ILO have signed the Lao PDR's first Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP).
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Dhaka: ILO delegation meets trade union leaders and union activists trained by an ILO-ACTRAV Project in Bangladesh
12 February 2012, Dakha, Bangladesh
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Dhaka: ILO Delegation meets with Bangladesh Ministers
12 February 2012, Dakha, Bangladesh
An ILO delegation led by the Director of the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), Mr. Dan Cunniah, met with several Ministers in Bangladesh during a Mission in the country from 12 to 14 February 2012.
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News
ILO meets Philippine embassy officials, trade unions, migrant groups in Paris, Rome
09 February 2012,
PARIS, FRANCE—Representatives from the International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted meetings at the Philippine Embassies in Paris and Rome this month to validate the results of the European Union (EU)-funded research that sought to improve service delivery for distressed on Filipino and Thai migrant workers.
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ILO – Union Confederations release a new study on workers’ perception on sustainable enterprises in Indonesia
08 February 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the four trade union confederations (KSPSI Pasar Minggu, KSPSI Kalibata, KSBSI and KSPI) will release a new survey titled “Workers’ Perception on the Factors Supporting Sustainable Enterprises in Indonesia” on Thursday, 9 February 2012, at Sari Pan Pacific Hotel, Jakarta.